Date: January 13, 2010
The St. Paul the Apostle Church Parish Pastoral Council met with Rich Fair presiding. Opening prayer was read together by all present.
Present: Father Albert Maullon, Myra Banke, Sharon Fuglsang, David Osina, Gail McKnight, Alicia Root, Roberto Torres, Rich Fair.
Excused: Leo Garza, Andy Wojtkowski, Alex Kanelakos, Gabriela Carbajal, and Mike Good.
Minutes: The minutes of the December 9, 2009 meeting were reviewed and accepted without corrections by a voice vote.
Spiritual Formation: Reflection provided by Leo Garza on Saint Padre Pio.
Ministry Liaison Report: No ministry report was given this month due to scheduling conflicts. It was agreed that St. Vincent de Paul be moved to May, 2010 and that Music and Liturgy be asked to report at the February, 2010 meeting.
Follow-up on Parishioner Concerns: No parishioner concerns were addressed at this meeting.
Other Business:
50th Anniversary – The PPC’s immediate goal is to assemble a list of nominations for the Golden Anniversary Steering Committee. Father Albert requested that nominations come from the PPC as well as from the Staff during the months of January and February. Once the list of nominees is assembled, the PPC is to arrange a meeting for nominees to discuss with the council the project and vision for the Golden Anniversary Celebration and to obtain acceptance or declination from the nominees. In March, the PPC should be able to provide Father Albert with a list of people who have agreed to serve on the Golden Anniversary Steering Committee.
Vacant position on the PPC – In response to Andy Wotjkowski’s resignation, the council has been asked to bring suggestions for replacements to the February meeting for the discernment.
PPC Web Page – A proposed web page, prepared by Rich Fair, was approved by PPC. The monthly minutes are to be published on the Website also.
Father Albert:
· Father Albert opened by telling us how much he enjoyed Christmas in the new church and how much he is looking forward to Lent and Easter.
· The Southwest Liturgical Conference was attended by David and Nancy Rofrano. The focus of this Conference was “Multicultural Understanding”. This is significant because one of the PPC goals is expanding Multicultural Ministry at St. Paul’s. The Multicultural Ministry is continuing to grow and become a growing and active part of our community. There will be a dance on February 13th. The young adult Spanish group is very active and meets Thursday evenings.
· The staff is presently working on housecleaning. The move was done very quickly and the storage areas were neglected.
· CCE is still accepting students. They are focusing on Sacramental Preparation.
· Father wants the staff to make the first year in the new church as prayerful as it can be.
· We have been blessed by new growth and now have 2000 registered families. Weddings are getting more difficult to schedule.
· It is DSF time again.
· The steeple will, hopefully, be here by Easter.
· The Bazaar has been moved to May.
- Natasha resigned from Edge. Laura Hicks will fill in until a replacement is found.
Closing: Prayer offered by Rich Fair
Next Meeting: February 10, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Submitted by: Gail McKnight